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   1 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   2 // Name:        const_cpp.h
   3 // Purpose:     Preprocessor symbols
   4 // Author:      Vadim Zeitlin
   5 // RCS-ID:      $Id$
   6 // Licence:     wxWindows licence
   7 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
   8
   9
  10 /**
  11
  12 @page page_cppconst Preprocessor symbols defined by wxWidgets
  13
  14 These are preprocessor symbols used in the wxWidgets source, grouped
  15 by category (and sorted by alphabetical order inside each category).
  16 All of these macros except for the @c wxUSE_XXX variety is defined if the
  17 corresponding condition is @true and undefined if it isn't, so they should be
  18 always tested using @ifdef_ and not @if_.
  19
  20 @li @ref page_cppconst_guisystem
  21 @li @ref page_cppconst_os
  22 @li @ref page_cppconst_cpu
  23 @li @ref page_cppconst_hardware
  24 @li @ref page_cppconst_compiler
  25 @li @ref page_cppconst_featuretests
  26 @li @ref page_cppconst_msvc_setup_h
  27 @li @ref page_cppconst_miscellaneous
  28
  29 <hr>
  30
  31
  32 @section page_cppconst_guisystem GUI system
  33
  34 @beginDefList
  35 @itemdef{__WINDOWS__, any Windows, you may also use __WXMSW__}
  36 @itemdef{__WIN16__, Win16 API (not supported since wxWidgets 2.6)}
  37 @itemdef{__WIN32__, Win32 API}
  38 @itemdef{__WXBASE__, Only wxBase, no GUI features (same as @c wxUSE_GUI == 0)}
  39 @itemdef{__WXCOCOA__, OS X using wxCocoa Port}
  40 @itemdef{__WXDFB__, wxUniversal using DirectFB}
  41 @itemdef{__WXWINCE__, Windows CE}
  42 @itemdef{__WXGTK__, GTK+}
  43 @itemdef{__WXGTK12__, GTK+ 1.2 or higher}
  44 @itemdef{__WXGTK20__, GTK+ 2.0 or higher}
  45 @itemdef{__WXGTK24__, GTK+ 2.4 or higher}
  46 @itemdef{__WXGTK26__, GTK+ 2.6 or higher}
  47 @itemdef{__WXGTK210__, GTK+ 2.10 or higher}
  48 @itemdef{__WXMAC__, old define for Mac OS X}
  49 @itemdef{__WXMOTIF__, Motif}
  50 @itemdef{__WXMOTIF20__, Motif 2.0 or higher}
  51 @itemdef{__WXMSW__, Any Windows}
  52 @itemdef{__WXOSX__, any OS X}
  53 @itemdef{__WXOSX_IPHONE__, OS X iPhone}
  54 @itemdef{__WXOSX_CARBON__, Mac OS X using Carbon}
  55 @itemdef{__WXOSX_COCOA__, Mac OS X using Cocoa}
  56 @itemdef{__WXOSX_MAC__, Mac OS X (Carbon or Cocoa)}
  57 @itemdef{__WXOSX_OR_COCOA__, Any Mac OS X port (wxOSX-Carbon, wxOSX-Cocoa or
  58                         wxCocoa)}
  59 @itemdef{__WXPM__, OS/2 native Presentation Manager}
  60 @itemdef{__WXSTUBS__, Stubbed version ('template' wxWin implementation)}
  61 @itemdef{__WXXT__, Xt; mutually exclusive with WX_MOTIF, not implemented in wxWidgets 2.x}
  62 @itemdef{__WXX11__, wxX11 (__WXUNIVERSAL__ will be also defined)}
  63 @itemdef{__WXWINE__, WINE (i.e. WIN32 on Unix)}
  64 @itemdef{__WXUNIVERSAL__, wxUniversal port, always defined in addition
  65                         to one of the symbols above so this should be tested first.}
  66 @itemdef{__X__, any X11-based GUI toolkit except GTK+}
  67 @endDefList
  68
  69 There are two wxWidgets ports to Mac OS X. One of them, wxOSX is the successor of the
  70 venerable wxMac, it currently exists in three versions: Carbon and Cocoa for the
  71 desktop and a very early iPhone port. And there is the Cocoa port named wxCocoa
  72 which has not been updated very actively since beginning 2008. To summarize:
  73
  74 @li If you want to test for wxOSX on the desktop, use
  75     @c __WXOSX_MAC__.
  76 @li If you want to test for wxOSX on the iPhone, use
  77     @c __WXOSX_IPHONE__.
  78 @li If you want to test for any GUI Mac port under OS X, use
  79     @c __WXOSX_OR_COCOA__.
  80 @li If you want to test for any port under Mac OS X, including, for
  81     example, wxGTK and also wxBase, use @c __DARWIN__ (see below).
  82
  83 The convention is to use the @c __WX prefix for these
  84 symbols, although this has not always been followed.
  85
  86
  87 @section page_cppconst_os Operating systems
  88
  89 @beginDefList
  90 @itemdef{__APPLE__, any Mac OS version}
  91 @itemdef{__AIX__, AIX}
  92 @itemdef{__BSD__, Any *BSD system}
  93 @itemdef{__CYGWIN__, Cygwin: Unix on Win32}
  94 @itemdef{__DARWIN__, Mac OS X using the BSD Unix C library
  95                     (as opposed to using the Metrowerks MSL C/C++ library)}
  96 @itemdef{__DATA_GENERAL__, DG-UX}
  97 @itemdef{__FREEBSD__, FreeBSD}
  98 @itemdef{__HPUX__, HP-UX (Unix)}
  99 @itemdef{__GNU__, GNU Hurd}
 100 @itemdef{__LINUX__, Linux}
 101 @itemdef{__MACH__, Mach-O Architecture (Mac OS X only builds)}
 102 @itemdef{__OSF__, OSF/1}
 103 @itemdef{__QNX__, QNX Neutrino RTOS}
 104 @itemdef{__SGI__, IRIX}
 105 @itemdef{__SOLARIS__, Solaris}
 106 @itemdef{__SUN__, Any Sun}
 107 @itemdef{__SUNOS__, Sun OS}
 108 @itemdef{__SVR4__, SystemV R4}
 109 @itemdef{__SYSV__, SystemV generic}
 110 @itemdef{__ULTRIX__, Ultrix}
 111 @itemdef{__UNIX__, any Unix}
 112 @itemdef{__UNIX_LIKE__, Unix, BeOS or VMS}
 113 @itemdef{__VMS__, VMS}
 114 @itemdef{__WINDOWS__, any Windows}
 115 @itemdef{__WINE__, Wine}
 116 @itemdef{_WIN32_WCE, Windows CE version}
 117 @endDefList
 118
 119
 120
 121 @section page_cppconst_cpu Hardware architectures (CPU)
 122
 123 Note that not all of these symbols are always defined, it depends on the
 124 compiler used.
 125
 126 @beginDefList
 127 @itemdef{__ALPHA__, DEC Alpha architecture}
 128 @itemdef{__INTEL__, Intel i386 or compatible}
 129 @itemdef{__IA64__, Intel 64 bit architecture}
 130 @itemdef{__POWERPC__, Motorola Power PC}
 131 @endDefList
 132
 133
 134
 135 @section page_cppconst_hardware Hardware type
 136
 137 @beginDefList
 138 @itemdef{__SMARTPHONE__, Generic mobile devices with phone buttons and a small display}
 139 @itemdef{__PDA__, Personal digital assistant, usually with touch screen}
 140 @itemdef{__HANDHELD__, Small but powerful computer, usually with a keyboard}
 141 @itemdef{__POCKETPC__, Microsoft-powered PocketPC devices with touch-screen}
 142 @itemdef{__WINCE_STANDARDSDK__, Microsoft-powered Windows CE devices, for generic Windows CE applications}
 143 @itemdef{__WINCE_NET__, Microsoft-powered Windows CE .NET devices (_WIN32_WCE is 400 or greater)}
 144 @itemdef{WIN32_PLATFORM_WFSP, Microsoft-powered smartphone}
 145 @endDefList
 146
 147
 148
 149 @section page_cppconst_compiler Compilers
 150
 151 @beginDefList
 152 @itemdef{__BORLANDC__, Borland C++. The value of the macro corresponds
 153                         to the compiler version: 500 is 5.0.}
 154 @itemdef{__DJGPP__, DJGPP}
 155 @itemdef{__DIGITALMARS__, Digital Mars}
 156 @itemdef{__EVC4__, Embedded Visual C++ 4 (can be only used for building wxWinCE)}
 157 @itemdef{__GNUG__, Gnu C++ on any platform, see also wxCHECK_GCC_VERSION}
 158 @itemdef{__GNUWIN32__, Gnu-Win32 compiler, see also wxCHECK_W32API_VERSION}
 159 @itemdef{__MINGW32__, MinGW}
 160 @itemdef{__MWERKS__, CodeWarrior MetroWerks compiler}
 161 @itemdef{__SUNCC__, Sun CC, see also wxCHECK_SUNCC_VERSION}
 162 @itemdef{__SYMANTECC__, Symantec C++}
 163 @itemdef{__VISAGECPP__, IBM Visual Age (OS/2)}
 164 @itemdef{__VISUALC__, Microsoft Visual C++, see also ::wxCHECK_VISUALC_VERSION.
 165                     The value of this macro corresponds to the compiler version:
 166                     @c 1020 for @c 4.2 (the first supported version), @c 1100 for
 167                     @c 5.0, @c 1200 for @c 6.0 and so on. For convenience, the symbols
 168                     __VISUALCn__ are also defined for each major compiler version from
 169                     5 to 10, i.e. you can use tests such @ifdef_ __VISUALC7__ to test
 170                     for compiler version being precisely 7.}
 171 @itemdef{__XLC__, AIX compiler}
 172 @itemdef{__WATCOMC__, Watcom C++. The value of this macro corresponds to
 173                     the compiler version, @c 1100 is @c 11.0 and @c 1200 is OpenWatcom.}
 174 @endDefList
 175
 176
 177
 178 @section page_cppconst_featuretests Feature tests
 179
 180 Some library features may not be always available even if they were selected
 181 by the user. To make it possible to check if this is the case, the library
 182 predefines the symbols in the form @c wxHAS_FEATURE. Unlike
 183 @c wxUSE_FEATURE symbols which are defined by the library user (directly
 184 in @c setup.h or by running configure script) and which must be always
 185 defined as either 0 or 1, the @c wxHAS symbols are only defined if
 186 the corresponding feature is available and not defined at all otherwise.
 187
 188 Currently the following symbols exist:
 189
 190 @beginDefList
 191 @itemdef{wxHAS_3STATE_CHECKBOX, Defined if wxCheckBox supports wxCHK_3STATE
 192     flag, i.e. is capable of showing three states and not only the usual two.
 193     Currently defined for almost all ports.}
 194 @itemdef{wxHAS_ATOMIC_OPS, Defined if wxAtomicInc() and wxAtomicDec() functions
 195     have an efficient (CPU-specific) implementation. Notice that the functions
 196     themselves are always available but can be prohibitively slow to use when
 197     implemented in a generic way, using a critical section.}
 198 @itemdef{wxHAS_BITMAPTOGGLEBUTTON, Defined in @c wx/tglbtn.h if
 199     wxBitmapToggleButton class is available in addition to wxToggleButton.}
 200 @itemdef{wxHAS_CONFIG_TEMPLATE_RW, Defined if the currently used compiler
 201     supports template Read() and Write() methods in wxConfig.}
 202 @itemdef{wxHAS_LARGE_FILES, Defined if wxFile supports files more than 4GB in
 203     size (notice that you must include @c wx/filefn.h before testing for this
 204     symbol).}
 205 @itemdef{wxHAS_LARGE_FFILES, Defined if wxFFile supports files more than 4GB in
 206     size (notice that you must include @c wx/filefn.h before testing for this
 207     symbol).}
 208 @itemdef{wxHAS_LONG_LONG_T_DIFFERENT_FROM_LONG, Defined if compiler supports a
 209     64 bit integer type (available as @c wxLongLong_t) and this type is
 210     different from long. Notice that, provided wxUSE_LONGLONG is not turned
 211     off, some 64 bit type is always available to wxWidgets programs and this
 212     symbol only indicates a presence of such primitive type. It is useful to
 213     decide whether some function should be overloaded for both
 214     <code>long</code> and <code>long long</code> types.}
 215 @itemdef{wxHAS_MULTIPLE_FILEDLG_FILTERS, Defined if wxFileDialog supports multiple ('|'-separated) filters.}
 216 @itemdef{wxHAS_POWER_EVENTS, Defined if wxPowerEvent are ever generated on the current platform.}
 217 @itemdef{wxHAS_RADIO_MENU_ITEMS,
 218         Defined if the current port supports radio menu items (see wxMenu::AppendRadioItem).}
 219 @itemdef{wxHAS_RAW_BITMAP, Defined if direct access to bitmap data using the classes in @c wx/rawbmp.h is supported.}
 220 @itemdef{wxHAS_RAW_KEY_CODES, Defined if raw key codes (see wxKeyEvent::GetRawKeyCode are supported.}
 221 @itemdef{wxHAS_REGEX_ADVANCED, Defined if advanced syntax is available in wxRegEx.}
 222 @itemdef{wxHAS_TASK_BAR_ICON, Defined if wxTaskBarIcon is available on the current platform.}
 223 @endDefList
 224
 225
 226
 227 @section page_cppconst_msvc_setup_h Libraries selection for MSVC setup.h
 228
 229 Microsoft Visual C++ users may use the special @c wx/setup.h file for this
 230 compiler in @c include/msvc subdirectory. This file implicitly links in all the
 231 wxWidgets libraries using MSVC-specific pragmas which usually is much more
 232 convenient than manually specifying the libraries list in all of the project
 233 configurations. However sometimes linking with all the libraries is not
 234 desirable, for example because some of them were not built and this is where
 235 the symbols in this section can be helpful: defining them allows to not link
 236 with the corresponding library. The following symbols are honoured:
 237     - wxNO_ADV_LIB
 238     - wxNO_AUI_LIB
 239     - wxNO_HTML_LIB
 240     - wxNO_MEDIA_LIB
 241     - wxNO_NET_LIB
 242     - wxNO_PROPGRID_LIB
 243     - wxNO_QA_LIB
 244     - wxNO_RICHTEXT_LIB
 245     - wxNO_WEBVIEW_LIB
 246     - wxNO_XML_LIB
 247     - wxNO_REGEX_LIB
 248     - wxNO_EXPAT_LIB
 249     - wxNO_JPEG_LIB
 250     - wxNO_PNG_LIB
 251     - wxNO_TIFF_LIB
 252     - wxNO_ZLIB_LIB
 253
 254 Notice that the base library is always included and the core is always included
 255 for the GUI applications (i.e. those which don't define @c wxUSE_GUI as 0).
 256
 257
 258 @section page_cppconst_miscellaneous Miscellaneous
 259
 260 @beginDefList
 261 @itemdef{__WXWINDOWS__,
 262         always defined in wxWidgets applications, see also wxCHECK_VERSION}
 263 @itemdef{wxDEBUG_LEVEL, defined as 1 by default, may be pre-defined as 0 before
 264         including wxWidgets headers to disable generation of any code at all
 265         for the assertion macros, see @ref overview_debugging}
 266 @itemdef{__WXDEBUG__, defined if wxDEBUG_LEVEL is 1 or more, undefined otherwise}
 267 @itemdef{wxUSE_XXX,
 268         if defined as 1, feature XXX is active, see the
 269         @ref page_wxusedef (the symbols of this form are always defined,
 270         use @if_ and not @ifdef_ to test for them)}
 271 @itemdef{WX_PRECOMP,
 272         is defined if precompiled headers (PCH) are in use. In
 273         this case, @c wx/wxprec.h includes @c wx/wx.h which, in turn,
 274         includes a number of wxWidgets headers thus making it unnecessary to include
 275         them explicitly. However if this is not defined, you do need to include them
 276         and so the usual idiom which allows to support both cases is to first include
 277         @c wx/wxprec.h} and then, inside @ifndef_ WX_PRECOMP, individual
 278         headers you need.}
 279 @itemdef{_UNICODE and UNICODE, both are defined if wxUSE_UNICODE is set to @c 1}
 280 @itemdef{wxUSE_GUI,
 281         this particular feature test macro is defined to 1
 282         when compiling or using the library with the GUI features activated,
 283         if it is defined as @c 0, only wxBase is available.}
 284 @itemdef{wxUSE_BASE,
 285         only used by wxWidgets internally (defined as 1 when
 286         building wxBase code, either as a standalone library or as part of the
 287         monolithic wxWidgets library, defined as 0 when building GUI library only)}
 288 @itemdef{wxNO_RTTI, is defined if the compiler RTTI support has been switched off}
 289 @itemdef{wxNO_EXCEPTIONS,
 290         is defined if the compiler support for C++ exceptions has been switched off}
 291 @itemdef{wxNO_THREADS,
 292         if this macro is defined, the compilation options
 293         don't include compiler flags needed for multithreaded code generation. This
 294         implies that wxUSE_THREADS is 0 and also that other (non-wx-based) threading
 295         packages cannot be used neither.}
 296 @itemdef{WXMAKINGDLL_XXX,
 297         used internally and defined when building the
 298         library @c XXX as a DLL; when a monolithic wxWidgets build is used only a
 299         single @c WXMAKINGDLL symbol is defined}
 300 @itemdef{WXUSINGDLL,
 301         defined when compiling code which uses wxWidgets as a DLL/shared library}
 302 @itemdef{WXBUILDING,
 303         defined when building wxWidgets itself, whether as a static or shared library}
 304 @endDefList
 305
 306 */